Definitions for the word "fruit" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. v. t.
Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the plural.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. t.
The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See 3.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. t.
The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. t.
The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores contained in them.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. t.
The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. t.
That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v. i.
To bear fruit.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
1 a seed-bearing part of a plant or tree; this as food. B these collectively. 2 (usu. In pl.) Vegetables, grains, etc. As food (fruits of the earth). 3 (usu. In pl.) Profits, rewards. v. (cause to) bear fruit. [latin fructus from fruor enjoy]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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